Gouden Carolus Classic
(has 3 batches)
Brouwerij Het Anker in Mechelen, Antwerp, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Quadrupel / Dark Strong Regular|
Score
7.52
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Dark, very balanced dosed caramel and aromatic malts provide, in combination with a traditional high fermentation, a unique beer that unites the warmth of wine and the freshness of beer.
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8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 8
Dire qu'il m'aura fallu attendre quelques 1 100 dégustations pour tenter cette classique de chez Het Hanker. Les plus de cette bière sont la richesse et la profondeur aromatique qui sont très appréciables. Cependant, si nous restons sur la question des arômes, les épices et notamment la réglisse sont trop présentes, nous donnant quasiment des relents de bière noël non assumée (même si la Gouden Carolus de Noël est un ton encore au-dessus sur les épices). Ce qui est lus dommageable, c'est un duo sucrosité/alcool poussif qui lui font manquer de brillance et de tonus. Sur un global plutôt appréciable on en ressort dont quelque peu frustré. En verre, la robe d'un brun limpide est sympathique. Une mousse beige de 5 mm est présente à la surface. Le nez est complexe avec réglisse, caramel, raisin, prune, muscade un léger chocolat et un alcool qui enrobe le tout. L'attaque est très épicée, la réglisse en avant. On retrouve l'exact cocktail présent au nez. La deuxième bouche manque clairement de punch, avec un sucre trop présent, une petite amertume ne donnant pas assez de fraîcheur et un alcool à 8,5 % chaleureux mais manquant de tonus. L'arrière est toutefois légèrement plus amère. Le final, long est trop sur la réglisse. Rien à redire sur la corpulence qui est au rendez-vous. Un classique mais pas un must.
Tried
on 24 Nov 2019
at 15:05
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
From the tap at the brewery tap. Dark brown with small beige head. Aroma is malty, caramel sweet and yet at the same time slightly sherry like. Taste is nice and roasty, fruity cherry elements. Touch floral and very cake-like. An extremely nice dubbel.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Sep 2019
at 15:54
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
This 750 ml bottle came to me from Susan’s in Santa Fe, an early summer road trip. A cool front broke the worst heat of the summer so I am trying this beer now. I’ve picked my Straffe Hendrik glass for this one, appropriate I think. The arrival is is a mahogany colored body with an impressive head of very fine, light tan bubbles. The carbonation is heroic. I lift for the scent, nice. Plums, brown sugar and a yeasty touch. The taste, my goodness, very good. Candied fruit, yeast, malt, dark bread and light syrup. Creamy and smooth. Right in my strike zone. More subdued than the Blue Label or the Whisky Infused, both of which I like very much. But truly a top level brew..
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Aug 2019
at 00:48
7.3/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Dark amber color, cloudy. Sweet and malty with lots of licorice. Some roasted malt and hints of milk chocolate. Pear and pineapple. Served very cold, but I detected a fine maltaroma that becomes more prominent as the beer warmens. A warming sensation of alcohol. Well balanced beer! Gouden Carolus 1984, tasted in september 07 in De Kulminator Antwerpen. porto aroma, somewhat dusty. Sweet sugary flavor with a hint of cherry and porto. Even a hint of chocolate. Cherry sweets in the aftertaste. Still in top shape after 13 years. (7 4 9 3 15 = 3.8)
Tried
on 26 Aug 2019
at 12:07
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle picked up at Against The Grain, Elgin. Can't belive I haven't rate this before. It pours deep mahogany brown with a thick beige head. The aroma is sweet, candi sugars, rich dried fruits, fig, raisin, sultana, date, plum, Dandelion & Burdock, toasty malts and toffee. The taste is sticky, sweet, sugared plums, prune, date, toasty malt, toothy, chewy, thick, liquorice root, brown sugar, Eccles cake, pleasant boozey feel, Chelsea bun, Dr Pepper and a touch of chocolate. Finish is warming and fruity. Fulsome body and moderate, foamy carbonation. A classic Belgian strong. It is a bit sweet, but it works in this kind of beer. Fun stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jun 2019
at 19:23